Question

1.Which one of the following situations is considered as an active failure?

(1 Point)

1 Inaction by company personnel

2 Conflicting organisational goals

3 Poor equipment or procedural design

4 Defective organisational systems or management decisions

Answer 1

Option 1. Active failure is one where the negative result is evident almost immediately and are usually caused by an individual.

1 Inaction by company personnel- Active failure

2 Conflicting organisational goals- Latent failure- Effect will be observed after some time

3 Poor equipment or procedural design- Latent Failure- The failure may be evident after the equipment has run for some successful hours.

4 Defective organisational systems or management decisions- Latent Failure- The failure is not immediate.